AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CPR / AED / ACLS
CERTIFICATION EXAMS 2025-2026 WITH ELABORATE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
How many parts are there in CPR?
4 parts - Airway, breathing, circulation, defibrillation
What is the importance of recoil during compressions?
It enables heart refilling.
What may occur in an incomplete recoil during compressions?
A reduction in the level of blood flow will occur, which chest compressions create.
How far should a rescuer press down on an adult victim, when giving CPR with each
compression?
2 inches or 5 centimetres
Duration needed for delivering a regular breath?
1 second
How many compressions must be delivered within 1 minute when giving adult CPR?
100 compressions
,What is the ratio of compression - ventilation for an infant or child CPR?
30:2
What is the ratio of compression - ventilation for adult CPR?
30:2
As a rescuer, you must try minimizing interruptions that to less than how many
seconds?
10 seconds
When one-man adult CPR is being performed, what should be the duration for
checking the breathing of the victim?
Minimum 5 seconds and maximum of 10 seconds (not more, not less!)
When giving CPR to children and adolescent, how far should you be pressing down on
the victim?
2 inches of the chest with every compression
While dining with a friend they suddenly grab their throat and cannot speak or make
any sound. You ask if they are choking and they nod their head to indicate "yes". How
should you proceed?
Perform a series of rapid abdominal thrusts.
A contractor is working on your home. He is electrocuted when his ladder touches a
power line. He falls approximately 15′ on to soft grass. The scene is safe. The power line
is intact and the ladder fell away from the patient. The patient is unconscious. An AED
has been connected and advises that a shock should be delivered to the patient. What
should you do?
Ensure everyone is clear of the patient and then deliver the shock.
, While performing CPR your chest compressions should be:
Hard and fast, with as few interruptions as possible.
You are helping an adult male who was thrown off a snow mobile at 50 MPH. He is
unconscious and does not appear to be breathing. He does have a strong pulse. There is
blood visible on both legs. How should you open the airway to give rescue breaths?
Jaw thrust, without tilting the neck
While in a store you see someone suddenly collapse. The victim is a middle-aged woman
who is not responding, unconscious, and gasping occasionally. What is the most likely
cause and appropriate treatment?
Sudden Cardiac Arrest - [CPR, Defibrillation with an AED]
What is the first link in the adult "chain of survival"?
Early recognition
You are babysitting an 8-month-old child who is crawling on the floor when they
suddenly start coughing and gagging. What should you do?
Closely observe the child in case the symptoms worsen, at which time you must take action
What is the proper hand position when performing chest compressions on a 6-year-old?
With one or two hands, lower half of breast bone
If you are performing CPR on a child and their chest does not rise with the first breath,
what should you do?
Adjust the airway and give your second breath
CERTIFICATION EXAMS 2025-2026 WITH ELABORATE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
How many parts are there in CPR?
4 parts - Airway, breathing, circulation, defibrillation
What is the importance of recoil during compressions?
It enables heart refilling.
What may occur in an incomplete recoil during compressions?
A reduction in the level of blood flow will occur, which chest compressions create.
How far should a rescuer press down on an adult victim, when giving CPR with each
compression?
2 inches or 5 centimetres
Duration needed for delivering a regular breath?
1 second
How many compressions must be delivered within 1 minute when giving adult CPR?
100 compressions
,What is the ratio of compression - ventilation for an infant or child CPR?
30:2
What is the ratio of compression - ventilation for adult CPR?
30:2
As a rescuer, you must try minimizing interruptions that to less than how many
seconds?
10 seconds
When one-man adult CPR is being performed, what should be the duration for
checking the breathing of the victim?
Minimum 5 seconds and maximum of 10 seconds (not more, not less!)
When giving CPR to children and adolescent, how far should you be pressing down on
the victim?
2 inches of the chest with every compression
While dining with a friend they suddenly grab their throat and cannot speak or make
any sound. You ask if they are choking and they nod their head to indicate "yes". How
should you proceed?
Perform a series of rapid abdominal thrusts.
A contractor is working on your home. He is electrocuted when his ladder touches a
power line. He falls approximately 15′ on to soft grass. The scene is safe. The power line
is intact and the ladder fell away from the patient. The patient is unconscious. An AED
has been connected and advises that a shock should be delivered to the patient. What
should you do?
Ensure everyone is clear of the patient and then deliver the shock.
, While performing CPR your chest compressions should be:
Hard and fast, with as few interruptions as possible.
You are helping an adult male who was thrown off a snow mobile at 50 MPH. He is
unconscious and does not appear to be breathing. He does have a strong pulse. There is
blood visible on both legs. How should you open the airway to give rescue breaths?
Jaw thrust, without tilting the neck
While in a store you see someone suddenly collapse. The victim is a middle-aged woman
who is not responding, unconscious, and gasping occasionally. What is the most likely
cause and appropriate treatment?
Sudden Cardiac Arrest - [CPR, Defibrillation with an AED]
What is the first link in the adult "chain of survival"?
Early recognition
You are babysitting an 8-month-old child who is crawling on the floor when they
suddenly start coughing and gagging. What should you do?
Closely observe the child in case the symptoms worsen, at which time you must take action
What is the proper hand position when performing chest compressions on a 6-year-old?
With one or two hands, lower half of breast bone
If you are performing CPR on a child and their chest does not rise with the first breath,
what should you do?
Adjust the airway and give your second breath
